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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-05-08 03:21:31 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-05-08 03:21:31 +0000
commit5dca02f2ee931aef66bb21dd8067c8b1af1e0d3e (patch)
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parentAdding debian version 4.19.249-2. (diff)
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Merging upstream version 4.19.260.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-vf6102
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/atomic_bitops.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/input/joydev/joystick.rst1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt13
6 files changed, 35 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-vf610 b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-vf610
index 308a6756d..491ead804 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-vf610
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-vf610
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/conversion_mode
+What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_conversion_mode
KernelVersion: 4.2
Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
Description:
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst
index 9393c50b5..c98fd1190 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst
@@ -230,6 +230,20 @@ The possible values in this file are:
* - 'Mitigation: Clear CPU buffers'
- The processor is vulnerable and the CPU buffer clearing mitigation is
enabled.
+ * - 'Unknown: No mitigations'
+ - The processor vulnerability status is unknown because it is
+ out of Servicing period. Mitigation is not attempted.
+
+Definitions:
+------------
+
+Servicing period: The process of providing functional and security updates to
+Intel processors or platforms, utilizing the Intel Platform Update (IPU)
+process or other similar mechanisms.
+
+End of Servicing Updates (ESU): ESU is the date at which Intel will no
+longer provide Servicing, such as through IPU or other similar update
+processes. ESU dates will typically be aligned to end of quarter.
If the processor is vulnerable then the following information is appended to
the above information:
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst
index 6bd97cd50..7e061ed44 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst
@@ -422,6 +422,14 @@ The possible values in this file are:
'RSB filling' Protection of RSB on context switch enabled
============= ===========================================
+ - EIBRS Post-barrier Return Stack Buffer (PBRSB) protection status:
+
+ =========================== =======================================================
+ 'PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence' CPU is affected and protection of RSB on VMEXIT enabled
+ 'PBRSB-eIBRS: Vulnerable' CPU is vulnerable
+ 'PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected' CPU is not affected by PBRSB
+ =========================== =======================================================
+
Full mitigation might require a microcode update from the CPU
vendor. When the necessary microcode is not available, the kernel will
report vulnerability.
diff --git a/Documentation/atomic_bitops.txt b/Documentation/atomic_bitops.txt
index be70b32c9..bc3fac8e1 100644
--- a/Documentation/atomic_bitops.txt
+++ b/Documentation/atomic_bitops.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Like with atomic_t, the rule of thumb is:
- RMW operations that have a return value are fully ordered.
- RMW operations that are conditional are unordered on FAILURE,
- otherwise the above rules apply. In the case of test_and_{}_bit() operations,
+ otherwise the above rules apply. In the case of test_and_set_bit_lock(),
if the bit in memory is unchanged by the operation then it is deemed to have
failed.
diff --git a/Documentation/input/joydev/joystick.rst b/Documentation/input/joydev/joystick.rst
index 9746fd76c..f38c330c0 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/joydev/joystick.rst
+++ b/Documentation/input/joydev/joystick.rst
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ All I-Force devices are supported by the iforce module. This includes:
* AVB Mag Turbo Force
* AVB Top Shot Pegasus
* AVB Top Shot Force Feedback Racing Wheel
+* Boeder Force Feedback Wheel
* Logitech WingMan Force
* Logitech WingMan Force Wheel
* Guillemot Race Leader Force Feedback
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 3c617d620..eb24b8137 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ cipso_cache_enable - BOOLEAN
cipso_cache_bucket_size - INTEGER
The CIPSO label cache consists of a fixed size hash table with each
hash bucket containing a number of cache entries. This variable limits
- the number of entries in each hash bucket; the larger the value the
+ the number of entries in each hash bucket; the larger the value is, the
more CIPSO label mappings that can be cached. When the number of
entries in a given hash bucket reaches this limit adding new entries
causes the oldest entry in the bucket to be removed to make room.
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ ip_nonlocal_bind - BOOLEAN
which can be quite useful - but may break some applications.
Default: 0
-ip_dynaddr - BOOLEAN
+ip_dynaddr - INTEGER
If set non-zero, enables support for dynamic addresses.
If set to a non-zero value larger than 1, a kernel log
message will be printed when dynamic address rewriting
@@ -2170,7 +2170,14 @@ sctp_rmem - vector of 3 INTEGERs: min, default, max
Default: 4K
sctp_wmem - vector of 3 INTEGERs: min, default, max
- Currently this tunable has no effect.
+ Only the first value ("min") is used, "default" and "max" are
+ ignored.
+
+ min: Minimum size of send buffer that can be used by SCTP sockets.
+ It is guaranteed to each SCTP socket (but not association) even
+ under moderate memory pressure.
+
+ Default: 4K
addr_scope_policy - INTEGER
Control IPv4 address scoping - draft-stewart-tsvwg-sctp-ipv4-00